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How corporate conservatism trumps MAGA gestures on behalf of the working class

When the maritime sector slashed sulfur emissions, it became an accidental experiment in geoengineering.

To tap billions in new infrastructure funds, provinces must require cities to abandon zoning laws that favor single-family homes and encourage climate-friendlier fourplexes.

Besieged by logging, fires, and pests, this global balancing act might not last long.

One novel. One film adaptation. Two ways to interpret Meet Me in St. Louis at the Missouri History Museum. Current exhibits Coloring STL and The 1904 World’s Fair each illuminate facets of Meet Me in St. Louis. Both center on the attention that St. Louis received with the popularity of Sally Benson’s book and its film adaptation. …

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Need another reason to stay up to date on your COVID vaccination? Here are the results of a new study on the incidence of long COVID: You are about half as likely to get long COVID if you've been vaccinated. If that's not sufficient motivation, I don't know what is. BY THE WAY: It turns ...continue reading "Vaccination reduces chance of long COVID by half"

The 10th biannual exhibition curated from artists within 200 miles. Opening May 7th and on display through October, the 10th Biannual will feature 32 artists and 41 works from a […]

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Return to a time when steamboats ruled the river. The one-hour narrated riverfront cruise aboard the Riverboats at the Gateway Arch explores the history of downtown St. Louis, including the […]

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Formula Drift returns to World Wide Technology Raceway from July 18 to 20. This event will take place on the road course.

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I watched some of J.D. Vance's speech tonight at the Republican convention, and it was full of all the usual red meat about Democrats and Joe Biden. That's pretty normal for a convention speech and nothing to get too riled up about. But there was one small bit that truly threw me for a loop. ...continue reading "Do you remember the Iraq War? I do."

"This is an exciting an important conference for us because we care about our kids," said Charlotte Brown.

Treloar Bar and Grill opened 12 years ago, offering burgers, fries, chicken strips and beer. After 32 inches of floodwaters crept in Tuesday, little can be salvaged.

While the vast majority of what I get to read about when it comes to intellectual property law generally, and trademark law specifically, makes me roll my eyes, the concept of geographic indicator trademarks actually isn’t one of them. The application of GI marks certainly does get my fur up often times, but the concept […]

The only bridge into a Villa Ridge neighborhood in Franklin County had just been repaired. Firefighters even tested its integrity with a brush truck before it washed out again.

Would you like something to take your mind off of politics? I've got just the thing. You've probably noticed that lots and lots of cars are white today. But how many? And has it really increased lately? Here's my best guess at an answer for North America: The '70s were an era of colorful cars, ...continue reading "Raw data: The popularity of white cars"

Terry and Carolyn Dooley were pillars in the Alton community before they were both killed in flash flooding on Tuesday.

A tractor-trailer and two cars were involved in the collision.